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[masakados]

Who: Naoki (masakados) & Yang (flaredo)
When: IC: 11/28, OOC: 3/06, forward-dated!
Where: a nice empty lot
What: idk some demons and some legs and stuff like that
Rating/Warning: None?!

[Naoki's starting to learn a few things about Yang the longer that he spends time with her. One of these things is that she seems to remember well even the things he thinks she says completely jokingly-- like how they talked about coaxing bellyrubs from one of his demons. How she's going to do that, he's not sure, but hey, there can't be any harm in letting her give it a shot if she's even a bit serious. Especially since he's here in case Yurlungur gets any ideas of trying to eat any magatsuhi.

Tearing his curious gaze away from the outfit she's switched to today, he props his hand on his hip.]

Since you dressed up and all, I could let you try it out. Buuuut, it's not too late to call it off either. [And they can get on to training! He looks again at her clothes, secretly admiring (where he's sure Yurlungur won't). It's different and fresh and er anyway back on track he's completely focused on the topic on hand.]

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[masakados]

Deal!

[And Naoki moves, angling off to the right and putting his focus on himself. He slams his foot down, the power easily propelling him and aim proves true; he catches the edge of the nearby rooftop with a hand. He doesn't even really need to haul himself up, finding his footing quick.

Ha-- high places. For a moment he looks down, eyes gleaming, before facing ahead.]

[flaredo]

Oh, you little--

[ As she'd thought. Unfortunately for Naoki, Yang is no stranger to dashing on rooftops (or in the air), and one shot echoes from where he left her.

And up she flies, one boot lightly touching down on the roof-- before another shot rings out and she's suddenly flying ahead. ]

[masakados]

I like high places-- don't you, Yang?

[He's calling over to her... when abruptly he's surging up beside her, head tipped lightly. Wind is whipping around him where there wasn't any before, pushing against his back.

If she can use her shots, he can use his wind!]

[flaredo]

Yeah, they're where I'd like to push you off of--

[ She returns the comment teasingly, even if he is totally cheating. Hey now, she didn't summon the wind! ]

[masakados]

I thought endorphins were supposed to improve moods.

[HE LAMENTS. But, on a glance ahead, he says:] Looks like we're almost at the metro. [Which means a big old gap to clear. The wind gathers behind him, whipping, near-visible.]

[flaredo]

[ It's been single shots for now, but Yang moves both arms behind her, fists pointed back. So she can't use the wind-- she'll make the jump. ]

Sure you can make it?

[masakados]

Don't know until I try, right? Worse case scenario... I'm gonna end up ticking off a lot of people.

[He laughs as he nears the last of the rooftops closest to the metro, the wind gathering and building behind him. And... He has an eye on her, out of the corner of it.

He doesn't think she'll need his wind power, but in case she does. But, once he's at the edge, he tenses and jumps; and at once wind swirls behind and under him, swirling almost like a tornado behind him. Just shy of it. He doesn't want to wreck anything below.]

[flaredo]

[ ... Yeah, she can understand why he'd be wary of losing control when he can use that much wind (among other things). But Yang's trusting that it'll be fine, and so she leaps.

As she does, the ricochet from her gauntlets, two perfectly timed shots, sends her soaring further ahead, another two shots allowing her to stay airborne when she starts to lose momentum.

Don't worry about her, she's fine. ]

[masakados]

[She's much more than fine, clearly--

Naoki's landing is light on the other side, wind cushioning his drop, and he watches Yang's slow descent. He wants to catch up with her before she lands. Wind whips around him again, less than before, but just enough to make him feel lighter, move faster, leaping the smaller gaps in-between rooftops.]

You seem like you're used to this!

[flaredo]

I guess you were right about me liking heights!

[ And she lets out a whoop as she drops lower. Yeah, height isn't an issue. ]

[masakados]

'Cause heights are the best!

[He likes them a lot, okay?? There she goes, lower and lower, so he puts power behind his next jump, clearing distance, skidding briefly before finding his footing. At this rate, he should be just next to where she'll eventually land.]

But I'm gonna start wondering soon if you're showing off how long you can stay in the air!

[flaredo]

I'm pretty sure I'm not the showoff here!

[ But she descends, and maybe she'll put a little bounce in her landing so she's just a wee bit ahead. ]

[masakados]

You're not calling me the showoff, are you?

[You wound him, Yang.

He'll let her keep that little bit between them... but he's not going to let it get any larger. He's going to persistently be close alongside and just behind her.]

[flaredo]

Yep.

[ And to her chagrin, she can't widen the gap between them. No matter how fast she moves, he's always just right behind her.

Well, they should be there soon... a shame, this was fun. ]

[masakados]

Well, lemme show off right at the end, then--

[And he's going to move to bridge that gap between them... but not using wind this time. No, this one's all him, straining to catch up just that bit, maybe pass her...]

[flaredo]

[ He'll catch up, and Yang glances at him-- right as she leaps off the roof.

WHO WILL LAND FIRST? ]

[masakados]

[Yang might just do that first--

Just because he got distracted by the way she glanced over at him, so he misses a good kick off the edge of the roof. He's inwardly cursing at himself but he's still got a chance...!]

[flaredo]

[ Wow, Naoki, so easily distracted-- it had taken some proximity to Yata to get him to lower his guard (out of flustered terror), but she's grinning now as she lands and takes off. The residential district's just up ahead-- she can do this. ]

[masakados]

[Shush, it was just for a instant.

His eyes narrow, his hand catching him as he lands (and helping him to push off after her), but he's certainly not going to give up now. She wouldn't want him to either, he bets.]

[flaredo]

[ He bets right. It's no fun if the competition gives up, even if she's got the lead right now. But if she knows Naoki at all, she also knows that he's not going to let her keep it so easily. ]

[masakados]

[Of course he's not! She might be speedier when it comes down to it, but he's still got power and doesn't hesitate to use it to push himself forward after her, his eyes fixed on her.

They're getting close, down to the wire even--]

[flaredo]

[ And in the last few seconds, he'll overtake her. Maybe she's still tired (she is), but that shouldn't be enough to slow her down. In this case, Naoki's still got additional power on his side, and that's what grants him the victory. ]

Ah--!

[masakados]

[Naoki ends up going a bit too far ahead, still thinking he's racing before he hears that sound and skids to a stop. Bounce bounce bounce and he catches himself, turning to look with bewilderment back at her.

...Did he win?]

[flaredo]

[ Considering she's straightening up and regarding him ruefully-- ]

... I guess I owe you a favor.

[masakados]

I thought I was gonna lose for sure, [muttered, under his breath, but he walks back to her, his breaths out of order, his hair sticking up weird in a few places. Thanks to the wind from before.]

That was the deal, huh.